Police arrested a suspect with an extensive criminal history in the Lodhran district of Punjab, while two other alleged Dacoits escaped during a fire exchange, police officers said Thursday.
A First Information Report (FIR) was Filled Against the Suspect at The City Kahror Pakka Police Station on The Behalf of the State Under Sections 324 (Attempt to Murder), 353 (Assault or Criminal Force to Deter Public Servant from Discharge of His Duty), 186 (Obstructing Public Servant in Discharge of Public Public Functions), 34 (Common Attempt) of the Pakistan Criminal Code (PPC) for “Deliberately Attacking Police Officers with the intention of killing and helping their accomplices to escape.”
The suspect was arrested in a condition injured by the Crime Control Department (CCD), said the FIR. He added that the police team was present in Allah Warai Chowk when they received a notice that three armed people were present in the Khudai Phatak area.
“The police immediately formed teams and made a raid, when the suspects suddenly opened a direct fire about the CCD team,” the complaint said.
“The suspects ran to the railroad road when the police turned to aerial shots and pursued the suspects,” added the FIR. “Suddenly, two suspects managed to escape on a motorcycle while taking advantage of the darkness of the night.”
Police registered the area and found one of the suspects in a “wounded condition,” said the FIR. The suspect was injured during an exchange of fire with his accomplices, he said.
The suspect identified himself as Gul Sher, a resident of the Karpal district of Bahawalpur, while a gun and an ammunition of 30 orientations were recovered from his possession.
According to a police statement, efforts were being made to arrest the escaped suspects.
He added that the suspect had an “extensive criminal record that included 15 cases related to murder, the attempt to murder, resistance to a public servant and theft.” The cases had been registered against him in different police stations.
The Police Registry showed that the suspect was also a “proclaimed offender”, according to a case registered at the Musafir Khana police station, Bahawalpur, for murder charges, attempted to kill and resist a government servant.
In another similar incident, a criminal was arrested in a wounded condition after a fire exchange between the police and their accomplices, police said.
They added that the suspect, Imran aka Imran Khoja, also had an extensive criminal history and had been previously nominated in 30 cases, including armed hand robbery.
A case was recorded against him at the Lodhran CCD Police Station under section 324, 353 186 and 34 of the Criminal Code about the State’s complaint, stating that a police team was present at Jind Pir Bridge when they received a warning that two suspects, including Imran, were stained in Aibak Mor.
The police made a raid to arrest them when “three suspects opened direct fire when they saw the police vehicle,” said the FIR.
Police responded by firing while the suspects driven ran to the cultivation fields, he said.
“The exchange of shooting continued when the police recorded the fields using a torch and found one of the suspects in an injured condition,” he added.
The complaint said the suspect was “injured after his accomplices shot him during the exchange of fire.” It was identified as Imran, while a gun and an ammunition of 30 orientations were recovered from their possession.
Police said two suspects escaped taking advantage of the darkness of the night and are being examined while the police blocked the exit routes.
